Old 01-24-13 | 05:05 PM
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cny-bikeman
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Bikes: 2008 Novara Randonee - love it. Previous bikes:Motobecane Mirage, 1972 Moto Grand Jubilee (my fave), Jackson Rake 16, 1983 C'dale ST500.

It's not the crank set that's flexing when you exert force on the spindle via an allen wrench, or even the BB itself, but rather primarily the rear stays. Adding a stiffer crankset would actually increase the flexing, as more of the pedaling forces would be transitted to the frame rather than being dissipated in flexing of the crank arms/spider/chainwheels.

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